Those planning to register take note. Comelec/MB There are only 41 days to go before the last day of the voter registration. On Thursday, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced the extension of voter registration hours which will start on Aug. 23. "Starting August 23, 2021, the new voter...
"An extra hour is not enough to decide our future." Students from the De La Salle University (DLSU) and Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) denounced Commission on Elections' (Comelec) decision to reject voter registration extension. (DLSU / AdMU) On Wednesday, Aug. 18, Comelec extended voters hours...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has suspended the conduct of all pending plebiscites so as not to derail the preparations for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB In Resolution No. 10716, the Comelec identified the five pending plebiscites as the following: plebiscite to ratify the division of...
A group of students asked the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to “reconsider” its decision to not move the deadline of voter registration and extend it for two more months. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Comelec needs to heed the young voters who want the registration to be extended,”...
Starting August 25, the voter registration will start from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday to Friday. Commissioner Rowena Guanzon (Photo from Rowena V. Guanzon / Facebook page/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon announced this on Wednesday, Aug. 18....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is not extending the voter registration period beyond the September 30 deadline. Comelec/MB Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez on Wednesday, August 18, announced that the En Banc decided against the extension, citing concerns about the timeline of preparations...
Warning to those who will try vote buying via the electronic payment system in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said this can be traced. "I heard about this sort of a Gcash system, and I talked about this with the UP school economics alumni, and I...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections said over 18,000 elective positions will be up for grabs in the May 2022 general elections. Based on Comelec Resolution No. 10713, a total of 18,180 elective positions in the national, local, and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)...
Deactivated voters without biometrics data still need to personally go to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to reactivate their voter registration record. Comelec/MB The Comelec said only those deactivated voters with biometrics data can reactivate their voter registration records via email....
There are nearly six million registrants for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB On Twitter, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said there are already 5,727,223 new registrants as of August 13. She said more voters may be able to vote in the next elections if deactivated...
Seven senators have urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to push the deadline for voter registration from September 30 to October 31. A first-time voter registers at the Commission on Election (Comelec) office in Pasay City. (PNA) Senators Francis Pangilinan, Ralph Recto, Franklin Drilon,...
Senior citizens planning to run for public office will be allowed to physically file their certificates of candidacies (COCs) before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) this coming October. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging...
